Brevity
Windows in heaven, lakes of transparency;
Eve's waning hour, of light not all undrest;
The distant river's mimicry of rest;
Gleams for a moment given to the sea;
The passing face that snares thee innocently;
Unbidden tears; proud sob with pride represt;
Unlooked for look of Love; these bring Life zest
Savoury with the salt of brevity.
Briefness of life doth life to Life endear,
One mortal heart for all the Gods hath room;
Restriction moulds and rolls the suns aright,
By circumscription of compacted sphere
Welding to orbs that kindle and illume,
The beamless dust of spaces infinite.
Eve's waning hour, of light not all undrest;
The distant river's mimicry of rest;
Gleams for a moment given to the sea;
The passing face that snares thee innocently;
Unbidden tears; proud sob with pride represt;
Unlooked for look of Love; these bring Life zest
Savoury with the salt of brevity.
Briefness of life doth life to Life endear,
One mortal heart for all the Gods hath room;
Restriction moulds and rolls the suns aright,
By circumscription of compacted sphere
Welding to orbs that kindle and illume,
The beamless dust of spaces infinite.
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